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Against Trump’s $5,000 ‘Dividend’
The president’s proposed income redistribution — through the “dividend” or paying stay-at-home moms — is naked vote-buying that will exacerbate inflation.
Hey Pal, Can I Borrow $40 Trillion?
The federal debt reached another eye-popping milestone yesterday, and it has real consequences for every family budget in America.
Vance’s Progress Against Fraud
The Trump administration is making incremental progress in rooting out fraud from the vast federal budget, but there’s an awfully long way to go.
The Sad Fight Over Veterans Reform
Helping veterans who need it seems to be an insurmountable task for Congress, while some folks exploit the system through fraud and waste.
Long-Overdue Scrutiny of Federal Grants on the Agenda
The Trump administration is addressing a lack of grant oversight through new proposed rules from the Office of Management and Budget.
Getting Less for More: An American Economic Primer
The federal debt doesn’t matter much to most people, except that it matters to everyone because it fuels inflation and economic struggles.
Newsom’s Diaper Blowout Reeks of Fraud
California is starting a new nanny state program to give away “free” diapers to new moms, but something in the budget stinks to high heaven.
Hochul Opens New Yorkers’ Wallets to Bail Out Mamdani
Democrats at work: The governor pretended to oppose tax hikes or state aid, but she eventually caved to the mayor’s demands for help paying for “free” stuff.
Biden’s Henchmen Buttressed Planned Parenthood With ‘Benghazi’ Code Word
It makes you wonder what other fraudulent activities the Biden administration concealed.
The Troubling Spirit (Airlines) of Big Government
As Milton Friedman once joked, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.”
Senate Republicans Try to Melt the ICE Shutdown
The GOP went around Democrats to pass a funding package for immigration enforcement. The measure now heads to the House.
Fair Enough!
About 1% of Americans carry 40% of their fellow citizens’ tax burden. Meanwhile, is it “fair” that 30-40% of U.S. citizens pay no federal taxes at all?
Second Shameless Schumer Shutdown Nearing the End
Chuck Schumer’s burgers aren’t cooked all the way through, but he’s calling “dinner time” anyway after the DHS funding bill passed.
The Democrats’ TSA Disaster
Senate Democrats have continued blocking DHS funding for more than five weeks, leading to TSA employee callouts and very long airport security lines.
Fraud? Newsom Tells Walz to Hold His Beer
California has nearly seven times the population of Minnesota, so it’s not surprising that there’s more fraud, but still — $33 billion is a lot of money.
Mitt Romney Is Free to Pay More Taxes
The former GOP presidential nominee drank the Kool-Aid, writing a New York Times op-ed to advocate for raising taxes on the rich.
If the Shutdown Was So Bad, Why Are Dems So Mad That It’s Over?
Despite decrying the horrors Republicans were supposedly inflicting upon the American people, Democrats are most angry at Chuck Schumer for failing to keep the government closed.
The Schumer Shutdown: Complete Chaos That Failed Miserably
The GOP finally rallied enough bipartisan support to clear the first hurdle in a lengthy process to reopen the government.
Schumer Shutdown Pain Hits the Democrats
Senate Democrats have hypocritically used the filibuster to block a continuing resolution 13 times, and it’s hitting airlines, food stamps, and their poll numbers.
Illegal Immigrants Are on Medicaid — Taxpayers Deserve the Truth
By siding with loopholes and manipulation over taxpayers, Democrats have made clear they would rather protect benefits for noncitizens than protect the program for Americans.